04-11-2012 Mayor Pete Buttigieg State of the City of South Bend

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SpU TH 8F � G z s 1865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR nearly a million square feet, and turn it into the hub of a Renaissance District full of mixed uses for people to live,work, and play. • On Monday, the Silver Hawks started the new season at Coveleski Stadium in a terrific opening day that drew over 4,000 fans. The new owner, Andrew Berlin, invested millions of dollars of his own money in the stadium and the team, and now we have a new destination downtown where families can spend time and enjoy the season. • These developments, along with this Kroc Center, are all taking place in the 2nd and 6th City Council Districts; areas that have felt left out of economic progress for too long. We have much work to do in ensuring that economic growth reaches all sectors of the community, but what a great start we have in these downtown developments. • Meanwhile,East of the River, a successful development of townhouses is proving that people once again want to live in the heart of the city and shows that South Bend is learning how to treat our waterway as an asset again, to turn and face our beautiful river. • And later this year, South Bend will have a downtown high school open again for the first time since 1968. This facility will draw families from around the area into the heart of our city, and I hope that the retail community seeks new ways to give people places to visit in the area around the high school. • These are just a few of the developments made possible with support from the city's Community and Economic Development Department. Under the management of division heads Don Inks and Pam Meyer, employees continue the day-to-day work of strengthening our neighborhoods and 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.IEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892